Adding Expertise to Research Center

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — GENCO, a recognized leader in supply chain management, has joined the board of the Supply Chain Management Research Center in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas.

Curtis Greve, executive vice president of GENCO, will represent the company on the Supply Chain Management Research Center board. He said, "I'm looking forward to participating in the board. GENCO will benefit from working with today's thought leaders in supply chain management, and we plan on providing value to other board members in return. It is especially rewarding for me, as a native Arkansan, to participate in this program and experience first hand, how the University of Arkansas’ program has exploded on to the national stage."

Jim Crowell, managing director of the Supply Chain Management Research Center, said, “We are very pleased to have this nationally recognized organization in logistics and supply chain management join our board. The quality of our board members greatly enhances the level of excellence we can provide in programs for students and in the research our faculty conduct.”

GENCO, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa., is a privately held third-party logistics solution provider with 94 facilities through the United States and Canada. It serves a diverse range of manufacturing, retail and government customers throughout North America, Australia and the United Kingdom. The company provides a complete range of value-added supply chain solutions, including contract logistics, reverse logistics, pharmaceutical returns, asset recovery, transportation management, supply chain analysis, parcel management, damage research and government facilities operations.

The Supply Chain Management Research Center in the Walton College, established in 1996, supports transportation and logistics faculty, student career fairs and internships, and research with business and industry. Its mission includes serving as a public university research center and providing industry education and student support. Its board of directors includes logistics executives from 25 national and international companies. The center is also a collaborator in the recently established RFID Research Center at the University of Arkansas.